I may have misunderstood, but Google isn't doing Android behind closed doors; it's just development.
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I may have misunderstood, but Google isn't doing Android behind closed doors; it's just development. The released versions will still be as open as they are now, as far as I've understood.
i think OP is implying the extra time that will be needed on foss volunteers part to review the code at the time release.
it's like pouring liquid into a flimsy plastic cup. drop by drop, the cup can handle it. pour a lot all at once and the cup may tip over and spill.
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I may have misunderstood, but Google isn't doing Android behind closed doors; it's just development. The released versions will still be as open as they are now, as far as I've understood.
That's my understanding as well. It's to keep people like the media from being able to determine upcoming functionality by looking at code snippets.
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I may have misunderstood, but Google isn't doing Android behind closed doors; it's just development. The released versions will still be as open as they are now, as far as I've understood.
This is setting Google up to eventually say "Aw shucks, might as well make it proprietary, we're doing it in-house anyway"
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This is setting Google up to eventually say "Aw shucks, might as well make it proprietary, we're doing it in-house anyway"
Long live the Linux phone.
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Long live the Linux phone.
None of them usable
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None of them usable
I bought a Linux phone back in 2015 (BQ Aquaris 5 running Ubuntu Touch) and even back then with the flagrant lack of apps the phone was usable
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I bought a Linux phone back in 2015 (BQ Aquaris 5 running Ubuntu Touch) and even back then with the flagrant lack of apps the phone was usable
Are you able to run banking and chat apps?
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Are you able to run banking and chat apps?
You can still use cash & websites for banking tasks. You chat should be on an open source protocol so there is bound to be an application or web app for that too.
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You can still use cash & websites for banking tasks. You chat should be on an open source protocol so there is bound to be an application or web app for that too.
2FA won't work as well for banking. Unfortunately, family is still on WhatsApp
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That's my understanding as well. It's to keep people like the media from being able to determine upcoming functionality by looking at code snippets.
aosp code used to be released all in one lump sum at new version launch and Google has actually changed that to being quarterly releases which takes a lot of burden off android based os devs. so things are actively going in the opposite direction you've hypothesized here.
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2FA won't work as well for banking. Unfortunately, family is still on WhatsApp
One of my banks properly uses TOTP which is independent & the other uses SMS which isn’t secure, but is also independent. I would straight up leave a bank if an app was required since there are always other options.
Family is the easiest to convert since they have unconditional love for you & would me the easiest to understand your concerns. You could even roll out a Snikket instance for everyone to use together.
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Are you able to run banking and chat apps?
I don't have that phone anymore but I used WebApps for banking and chatting and they worked well. Now their app store is much much bigger though.
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